Today’s Bible talk

Our series titled, ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, continues with Simon speaking on the topic ‘What does love really look like?’ from Romans chapter 12 verses 9 to 21.

Parish Council

Our Parish Council meets this Tuesday 30th October at 7.00pm at the church. Please remember them in your prayers.

Seniors’ Service & Prime Time Luncheon

Coming up on Monday, 5th November, 11am at the church is our Seniors Service followed by lunch.$10 for a two-course meal. Ideal for our seniors and your friends and family.

Men’s Dinner

The next Men’s Dinner will be held on Tuesday 6th November at 6.30pm at the Central Hotel Shellharbour, with guest speaker, Mark Thompson. $31 per person (or $23 concession). Register online at www.oakflatsanglican.com/mensdinner.

Safe ministry training day

If you are or would like to be involved in leading or serving children and youth, then you need current training in safe ministry. Join us on Saturday morning 10th November for a regional training day run by the Diocese of Sydney at our church. Cost is $25 for Safe Ministry Refresher, or $50 for the full Safe Ministry Essentials course. Sign in from 8:45am for Safe Ministry Essentials (9:00am-2:30pm) OR sign in from 11:45am for Safe Ministry Refresher (12:00pm-2:30pm). Registration must be made prior to the day. Please see Val for more details or register online at https://safeministry.training.

Simon’s ordination date

Simon will be ordained as a Presbyter at St Luke’s, Miranda on Tuesday 20th November at 7.30pm. If you require a lift or can help drive, please see Coralie Pratt.

Giving update

Each week we need to receive $5,000 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $4,745, leaving a gap of $255.Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $235,000. Compared to that total we received $206,833, leaving a gap of $28,167.Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To use your MasterCard or Visa to make a one-off donation or to set up regular giving, then securely provide your details by clicking on this link.Or, to give by direct transfer then these are the details. Account name: St Andrew’s Anglican Church. Account number: 00900445. BSB: 062 638.